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Post by Dirlewanger »

maxxxxx wrote: post #21

That site is horrible. First it scrolls horizontally and then it switches to vertical towards the end. Why do "designers" have to reinvent simple things again and again? Is there nothing better to do?

Yup, this is what happens when you have a in-house design department (I don't know if Apple does though to be honest). They always need to be working on something which means they will always be trying out new things, for better or worse. It's how we ended up with the YouTube and reddit redesigns, both universally disliked.

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Post by amiga-workbench »

jaegerpicker wrote: post #179
unrealhoang wrote: post #166

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Yes, my wildest dream is that they will release XCode with developer's tools (i.e. compilers), my laptop will be gone that exact second.

ditto if I could use Xcode on the iPad Pro I'd almost never use my MacBook Pro. That may be why it hasn't happed yet as many of us probably feel that way.

Xcode would need a shitload of polishing to approach the stability and UX standards of an iOS application. I desperately wish they would have a few release cycles of pure stabilisation work.

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Post by ayoisaiah »

aikah wrote: post #97
maxxxxx wrote: post #21

That site is horrible. First it scrolls horizontally and then it switches to vertical towards the end. Why do "designers" have to reinvent simple things again and again? Is there nothing better to do?

I'd argue while the UX is questionable (panning the page right to left while the user scroll down), the website loads pretty fast, which is a good thing, and the scrolling is smooth. The page also weights less than 14 MB. Here is an example of horrible UX plus horrible loading time plus janky scrolling brought you by Google. 60 seconds after the page was open the content of the top of the page was still not done load…

Less than 14mb is low? I don't see why that page should be more than 1mb or just around that

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Post by wishinghand »

umeshunni wrote: post #103
wishinghand wrote: post #62

Finally a mobile device that uses USB-C to charge. I'm glad they fixed the awful UX on charging the pencil. Also stoked there's no notch in the screen, but sad that there's rounded corners. Still no ability to let people make apps for the iPad on the iPad, which I think is truly disappointing. *edit: I just realized it doesn't have a headphone jack and does have a camera bump. Booooooo

> Finally a mobile device that uses USB-C to charge. Not sure if you're being sarcastic, but don't all (most) mobile devices use USB-C to charge these days?

Sorry, I meant an Apple mobile device.

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Post by csytan »

bendavis381 wrote: post #78

Can someone more educated on the subject please explain to me what would be required to turn this into a proper development machine? I'm asking about what iOS changes would be needed, rather than opinions about the physical aspects of it like form factor.

I've been looking into this as well. Here's some notes: https://www.notion.so/csytan/iPad-as-a-Development-Device-99...

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Post by AdamCraven »

maxxxxx wrote: post #21

That site is horrible. First it scrolls horizontally and then it switches to vertical towards the end. Why do "designers" have to reinvent simple things again and again? Is there nothing better to do?

The first marketing picture shows a landscape iPad as the main image to help connect you to the fact that it's not a tablet, but a computer. I think the side scrolling is conscious choice which is supposed to connect you to that fact as well. I don't expect the horizontal scrolling decision will carry on longer than this page.

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Post by wishinghand »

throwaway413 wrote: post #216
ValentineC wrote: post #177

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It's likely that Lightning connectors will be used for phones and other devices where "slimness" is important, since the Lightning connector is thinner. USB-C will likely be a thing on "pro" devices where users are expected to create more than consume, and because USB-C can interface with more hardware.

Then they need to start shipping iPhones with Lightning to USB-C cables and swap out the port on the wall chargers. There needs to be some bridge between the two categories of devices that they currently are not providing. This should come in the box with every iPhone: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQGJ2AM/A/usb-c-to-lightn...

I would never be able to plug that in correctly in the dark on the first try.

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Post by unrealhoang »

miguelrochefort wrote: post #201
unrealhoang wrote: post #166

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Yes, my wildest dream is that they will release XCode with developer's tools (i.e. compilers), my laptop will be gone that exact second.

I was expecting that. Then I remembered the iPad doesn't support a mouse.

I will be good with a wireless trackpad.

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Post by djrogers »

tyingq wrote: post #41

"The new Liquid Retina display goes from edge to edge" I've never owned an iPad, perhaps I'm missing something here. How does the above statement reconcile with the pictures I see on the page where there's clearly a black bezel? Do they just mean there's not an area at the bottom with a physical button?

Bezels are smaller, and consistent all the way around, with no ‘chin’ or ‘forehead’ bars.

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Post by jaegerpicker »

sorahn wrote: post #191
jaegerpicker wrote: post #151

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I use it for nearly everything, it's simply the most convenient and fast computer device I own and I have far too many. Examples: -- Art: Apple pencil and procreate are the best drawing platform on the market IMO, clips studio on iPad is really close. I'm not a professional but I have tried and owned Wacom's (including cintques) and a Microsoft surface book. The iPad pro's screen and drawing experience is far better…

How do you like Coda? I’ve been a Transmit user forever, so I’m willing to give them the benefit of the doubt. With support for the lg 4/5ks I could actually see myself going all in on an iPad Pro for a home setup.

Coda's tabbed approach took me a bit to really like but the app is really top notch in quality and functionality. Transmit, prompt(their excellent ssh client), and a really good editor are built into Coda.
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